Improvement in farm-gates



w. R; JENKINS, 1r.

Farm-Gates.

N0.155,953. Patented 0ct.13,1874.

THE GRAPHIE C0. PHOY-UTHBII 4| YARK PLACE,H.Y.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM R. JENKINS, JR., OF VVILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN FARM-GATES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 155,953, dated October 13, 1874; application tiled J nly 24, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. JENKINS, Jr., of Williamsport, in the county of Lycoming and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gates; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The object I have in view is an improvement in gates, whereby the same may be rendered more efficient in use; and my invention therein consists in supporting a gate made of rails or bars in a frame-work, which is pivoted vertically between two posts, and which is provided with rollers, upon which the top rail of said gate rests or slides, said top rail being divided into two parts, and each part so inclined that when the gate is pushed back it will rise from the ground, and thus enable it to be opened over snow or any obstructions that would otherwise impede it 5 and, further, in the adjustability of the divisions of the upper rail, and

in the peculiar construction of the frame-work before mentioned. l

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I proceed to describe the same in connection with the drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my gate, partly pushed back and partly swung open. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the gate and posts. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the vtop of the frame and gate.

Like letters denote similar parts in each gure.

In the drawings, A and B represent two posts, placed vertically in the ground or secured to a bed-plate. These posts are placed a short distance apart, the post B a little in advance of the post A, so that the posts shall stand obliquely with reference to the gate. This particular disposition of the posts A and B, however, is not absolutely necessary, unless it is desired to have the gate open to its entire width in one direction. These posts may be placed in proximity to each other, in any direction with reference to the line of the fence in which the gate is to be placed. A cap-piece, a, joins the top of the posts A and B, and a bedpiece, b, extends between them on the ground.

A slotted standard, G, is pivoted vertically between the pieces c and b, and has its spindles in the same vertical plane, on that side which is nearest the post B, or that post which is farthest advanced, thus bringing' the center of revolution nearest the most advanced post, and giving the gate greater scope of swing. The standard C has a slot, c, extending vertically almost throughout its entire length, in the upper part of whichis placed a small roller, c', pivoted transversely sufficiently far from the upper limit of the slot to allow the free motion of the top rail of the gate proper. Two arms, D, are mortised into the standard Gon each side, just above the line of the upper limit of the slot c, and extend outward in the line of the fence, and incline downward. These arms are a little longer than half the length of the space the gate is intended to close, and are supported by braces D D, which extend upward and outward from each side of the standard U at the bottom, into which they are mortised, as well as into the arms Dl D a short distance from their ends. A small stay-piece, d, is secured between these ends, inside of which a small roller, d', similar to the roller c', before mentioned, is pivoted transversely, said roller d', owing to the declination of the arms D, being in the same horizontal plane as the roller c. A post, E, placed in the ground or properly secured to a bed-piece, is placed opposite to a central line between the posts A and B, and at a proper distance from them. This post E has two mortises, c and c, one above the other, in that side facing the gate, the use of which shall be explained hereafter. The gate proper F is composed of a suitable number of horizontal rails, f, f, f, and f1, and two inclined rails, h and h', tied -together by vertical ties g g1 g2 at each end and at the middle of the gate. Each of these ties is composed of two pieces nailed on each side ofthe rails in the same plane, and extending some distance above the upper continuous rail f1, and having small staypieces g3 between their upper extremities. It will be seen, therefore, there will be a slot in each of these ties between the rail f1 and the stay-piece g3. The rail f1 extends a short distance beyond the tie g2, so as to form a projection, f2, which fits into the lower mortise, c, in the post E. Two short rails, h and h', are pivoted at one end, respectively, in the upper parts of the slots in the ties g and g1, While their other ends are adjust! able in the slots in the ties g1 and g2 by means of pins, which pass through said ties trans' i C, and the rails h and h so arranged as to rest upon the rollers c' and d', respectively, said rails having a proper declination, it will be seen the gate Will have a tendency to keep itself closed, and When pushed back it Will be raised from the ground, and can then be opened over any temporary or permanent obstruction 5 and, further, the gate bein g held in equilibrium, and resting on rollers, it can be pushed back and forth, opened or closed, With great facility. When closed, the gate may be securely fastened by means of a pin inserted in a hole in the bed-piece bin rea-r of the gate, which prevents the gate being pushed back, and the same pin to hold the gate open, the hole in the bed-piece being in the right position when the n standard G isswung around.

Having thus described my invention, and explained some of its advantages, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In combination With a triangular frame- Work, composed of parts D D D D, secured y to a slotted post, C, Which is pivoted between the oblique standards A B of the gate F, having two adjustable incline top rails, h hf, one

behind the other, and the rollers d and c, the several parts being constructed and arranged substantially as described.

This specification signed and witnessed this 21st day of July, 1874.

WILLIAM R. JENKINS, JR.

Witnesses:

W. l?. RILEY, SAMUEL CRAWFORD. 

